Suspendeb buckle



(No Model.)-

J. ENGLAND vSUSPENDER BUCKLE.

No. 397,634, Patented Feb. 12, 1889.

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INITED STATES PATENT EETCE.

JAMES ENGLAND, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SUSPENDER-BUCKL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 397,634, dated February12, 1889. Application iiled June 25, 1888. Serial No. 278,161. (Nomodel.)

To all whom/.it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES ENGLAND, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented a new and Improved Suspender- Buckle, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is a buckle which will retain its hold uponthe web when the toothed bar is turned downward or outward; and itconsists in the parts which will be hereinafter described, and pointedout in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a rear view of the buckle engaged to a suspender, the lowerend of the web being shown in'dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a section on theline w of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a section on the line y y of Fig. l, andFig. 4 is a rear perspective view with the hinge-plate detached.

The base-plate A of the buckle is provided with outwardly-extendingapertured ears A A', and with a hook, B, at its lower end to receive theloop G, attached by the strap H to the suspender-ends J J'. A bar, F,provided with a double row of reversely-inclined teeth, F2 F3, ispivoted b y its ends F in the ears A of the plate A. A plate, C, havinginwardlyextending end flanges, D D, and bottom flange, E, provided,respectively, with the lugs e and e', is attached to the bar F, so thatsaid baris above the flanges D and its ends F extend beyond the plate,by which ends the bar F and plate C are hinged to the plate A.

The bar F, as shown, is provided with a longitudinal row of teeth, F2, anumber of which (every third one, F3) are bent upward to project at anangle of forty-iive degrees to the others, thereby forming a double rowof teeth;

but the two rows of teeth might be otherwise produced.

The suspender-web K is passed between the plates A and C, and the buckleis held in place by passing down the plate C. When the toothed bar andplate C are in the position shown in Figs. l and 2, the web is en` gagedby the row of teeth F2, and the loop G prevented from accidentaldisplacement from the hook B by means of the lug c. Vhen it is desiredto disengage the loop G from the hook B, the toothed bar and plate C areturned outward to the position shown 4in dotted lines, Fig. 2. When inthat position, the loop may be disengaged from the hook. It will beobserved that while in said position the upper row of teeth, F3, are incontact with the web, while the lower row, F2, are out of Contact withsaid web. By moving the toothed bar and its plate farther upward fromthe position shown in dotted lines both rows of teeth F2 F3 will be outof contact with the web, so as to permit the buckle to be removed fromthe web at pleasure.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a buckle, a plate provided with a hook, B, in combination with abar pivoted to said plate, said bar being provided with a lug, e', andalso provided with teeth inclined at a different angle, substantially asshown and described.

2. A buckle consisting of a base-plate having outwardly-extendin gapertured ears, a loar provided with side journals, said journals beingmounted in the ears aforesaid, said bar being also provided with alongitudinal row of teeth, one or more of the teeth in said row beinginclined at a different angle from the others, each tooth having thesame axis and each movable in the same arc, substantially as describedJAMES ENGLAND.

Witnesses EDWD. M. CLARK, EDGAR TATE.

